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I went out for a spin today and some dozy bugger cut me up..... Pressed the horn.... No horn.
Fortunately there wasn't an accident, but annoying not to have a horn.
When I got home, I took the central boss off (MotoLita wheel) and noticed that the wire from the boss to the car has come off.
I can't see where this attaches as its cleanly come off somewhere, not leaving a clue where it once was.
One end has a spade connector to the boss.... But where does the other end attach?
It looks like it could be soldered onto the copper spring thing that presses on the back of the wheel (forming a circuit) and I've tried to attach it but the horn keeps sounding when the wheel's at full lock.
Anyone know?
Thanks....
Update... Fixed.
I checked out some other forums and found out where the wire goes. It attached to the back of the brass coloured ring. There's a small hole where the brass ring shows through and the wire is supposed to be soldered on. It took a fair amount of soldering to get it to stick, but it's done.
Last edited by Neilda; 13/01/13 03:50 PM.
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Must be a Roadster thing. The same wire fell off of mine while it still had the original wheel ( the Motolita was late). Trouble was with mine, it shorted out intermittently, sounding the horn  So you had no horn when you wanted one & I had a horn when I didn't!
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Well done Neilda. I was wracking my brain to remember how it connected.
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Yes I was quite pleased to have sorted it.... I googled 'images' for 'horn wire Motolita' and eventually found the answer (ish).
If the wire's come off, it's not at all obvious where it might attach. Where it does attach is not an easy place to solder and nor does it take solder easily.
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I went out for a spin today and some dozy bugger cut me up..... Pressed the horn.... No horn.
Fortunately there wasn't an accident, but annoying not to have a horn.
For me this conjures an excellent image of you shouting "Parp parp" like Mr Toad. Congrats on the repair work.
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I went out for a spin today and some dozy bugger cut me up..... Pressed the horn.... No horn.
Fortunately there wasn't an accident, but annoying not to have a horn.
For me this conjures an excellent image of you shouting "Parp parp" like Mr Toad. Congrats on the repair work. I shouted something far less convivial..... I had to use the heated screen afterwards.  Found my answer roughly described here. http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/hp.htm
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August last year,ten days after arrival of our plus 4, horn started and did not stop.
Cutting the connection and went onto the dealer.....
Nut for fixing the wire inside the horn was missing.
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